2018 BMW X2 Interior Price

A more rakishly styled SUV brother or sister to the subcompact BMW X1, this X2, found screening at the Nürburgring, becomes part of the brand name’s master strategy to leave no specific niche unfilled in its crossover lineup. BMW currently makes the X1, X3, X4, X5, and X6– and the X7 has actually been validated– so an X2 was a no-brainer. 2018 BMW X2

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As crossovers end up being the default car enter the United States (and in other places), they’re progressively unmoored from their initial square-back shape. Purchasers who desire a raised seating position however discover the BMW X1 prosaically practical may be drawn to the X2, which highlights design over usefulness. In these spy images we can see that, compared to the X1, the X2 has a greater beltline, a steeper windscreen angle, a slimmer greenhouse, and a less upright rear liftgate. The general style appears to hew carefully to that of the X2 concept.

2018 BMW X2 Engine

BMW’s turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four is utilized in the X1 and throughout the Mini lineup, so just a fool would wager versus its appearing here. The engine makes 228 horse power in the X1; we would not be amazed to see a little bump in output for the X2. An M Efficiency version likewise is possible. And because the X1 specifically sets this engine with an eight-speed automated, figure that it will be the only transmission offering (although the six-speed stick from the Minis would be appear to be a minimum of in theory possible). Where the X2 may differ its numerically lower brother or sister remains in the variety of owned wheels. The X1 is front-drive with optional four-wheel drive, however the X2 is most likely to be AWD just.

The X2 will ride on BMW’s UKL platform, a transverse-engine, front-wheel-drive architecture that likewise underpins the X1, the Europe-market 2-series Active Tourer and Gran Tourer, and the most recent generation of Minis. UKL likewise supports four-wheel drive.

Release and Price 2018 BMW X2

The X2 is less than a year away and needs to reach dealers at the start of 2018. Rates will be at a modest premium over an all-wheel-drive X1, so figure about $38,000 to begin.